Apple
GPU Physical Design Clocking Engineer
$185K–$325K
Austin, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Feb 13, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Santa Clara, California - Experience
- 10 years of relevant experience with a BS.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Implements chip physical design from netlist to tapeout and leads GPU clocking construction and methodology to improve performance, power, and area.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with front-end teams on architecture and early-cycle clocking needs; develop clocking solutions.
- Drive clocking methodologies, guidelines, checklists, execution, and progress across multidisciplinary teams.
- Perform physical design and large-chip integration through tapeout.
What they ask for
- BS degree and relevant experience.
- ASIC integration experience in at least one of: floorplanning, clock and power distribution, global signal planning, or I/O planning.
- Experience with floorplanning tools, P&R flows, and global timing verification flows.
Nice to have
- Experience with hierarchical/top-down design, timing and physical convergence, and high-speed clock distribution networks.
- Understanding of GPU architecture and design units.
Pay
USD 184,700–324,800 base salary
Tools
P&R
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